At the end of last week, Olof Mellberg was formally offered the job as national team captain for the Swedish men’s national team, according to information given to the Football Channel. He was then just details from taking over Blågult, but on Sunday could The soccer channel tell me that the negotiations with the Swedish Football Association crashed at the last moment.
On Monday, he confirms that he received an offer for new jobs but that he declined. However, Mellberg does not want to go into what kind of offer it is, out of respect for the other party.
The parties did not agree on the terms of a contract and SvFF is now proceeding with other options.
On Monday, BP starts its pre-season ahead of Allsvenskan 2024. Before the first training session, Mellberg holds a press conference.
The text is updated.
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